User Manual

Command Descriptions

Conditions

This command ap

plies to the TDS1000, TDS2000, TDS1000B, TDS2000B,

TDS2000C, and TPS2000 Series only.

Group

Trigger

Syntax

TRIGger:MAIn:PULse:WIDth: WIDth <NR3>

TRIGger:MAIn:PULse:WIDth: WIDth?

Arguments

<NR3> speciﬁes the time, in seconds. Range is 33 ns to 10 s. Resolution varies.

Value is forced to nearest achievable value.

Examples

TRIGGER:MAIN:PULSE:WIDTH: WIDTH .000000123 followed by

TRIGGER:MAIN:PULSE:WIDTH: WIDTH? might return 1 .155E-7.

TRIGger:MAIn:TYPe

Sets or queries the type of oscilloscope trigger. This is equivalent to setting the

Type option in the Trigger menu.

Group

Trigger

Syntax

TRIGger:MAIn:TYPe { EDGE | VIDeo | PULse }

TRIGger:MAIn:TYPe?

Arguments

EDGE is a normal trigger. A trigger event occurs when a signal passes through

aspeciﬁed voltage level in the speciﬁed direction and is controlled by the

TRIGger:MAIn:EDGE commands.

VIDeo speciﬁes that a trigger occurs when a speciﬁed signal is found and is

controlled by the TRIGger:MAIn:VIDeo commands.

PULse speciﬁes that a trigger occurs when the speciﬁed signal meets the pulse

width criteria that is controlled by the TRIGger: MAIn:PULse commands (not

available with TDS200 Series oscilloscopes).

Examples

TRIGGER:MAIN:TYPE might return VIDEO, indicating that the main trigger type

is a video trigger.

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